GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro P2000 Max Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro P2000 Max Q. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 450 and Quadro P2000 Max Q. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro P2000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P2000 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro P2000 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro P2000 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Quadro P2000 Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P2000 Max Q - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro P2000 Max Q - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 351 MHz higher, than Quadro P2000 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P2000 Max Q - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 Max Q is 4204 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P2000 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro P2000 Max Q
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name GF106 GP107GL
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 5 July 2017
Pipelines 192 768
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1468 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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